Talent is a kind of deviance: both a wonderful and dangerous opportunity
Everyone knows a child who is very bright, who can read at the age of three, and who shows a keen interest in adult...
Ágnes Jónás
What makes a Hungarian cabinetmaker a gold medalist? – A good craftsman is a treasure today
Krisztián Simon decided as a child that he wanted to work with wood. His willpower, diligence, and ability took him all the way to...
Judit Ottlik
Hungary's seven most beautiful pilgrim routes – Set off to arrive at yourself
You don't necessarily have to travel all the way to Bali to get away from the noise of the world. You can find physical...
Emese Kosztin
Love is an awakening to yourself
The most romantic, sensitive man I've ever spoken to, who talks about love in a way that gives you goosebumps. He is passionate, fanatic...
Borbála Szabó
He called me old! – A woman in her forties at the OBGYN
According to the data of 2019 of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) the life expectancy for women in the capital is eighty years...
Kati Szám
Diána Ürge-Vorsatz: “Do I have the right to consume more but they don’t have the right to live?”
The recent past has been an unusual time for us all. It came with losses, lessons, and – although these are perhaps less obvious...
Csaba Németh
Not an idea out of the air – Interview with Dr Rita Somogyi, winner of the Transport Innovation Award
A young Hungarian engineer, Dr. Rita Somogyi, and her team have now brought a new and precise solution to the field of GPS-based support...
Villő Nagy
“I never longed to live abroad” – in conversation with Dezső Ránki, Artist of the Nation
Pianist Dezső Ránki is an outstanding figure in the world of music, both for his modesty and his talent. Last year, he was among...
Csák-Nagy Kriszta
“I am blessed in that my soul remains youthful.” – Father Fülöp, missionary of Belgian origin
At first sight, one wouldn’t guess that he is a priest – only when he's in a church wearing the chasuble. Instead, he is...
Lenke Fehér
“The fact is, you should be exterminated! – the fates of priests after 1956
In the wake of the crushing of the 1956 Revolution until late 1957, that is, in just over one year, nearly 20,000 people were...
Kati Szám
Katinka Hosszú: "It's important that people can count on me in my private life, too"
I often encourage beginner colleagues preparing for a sports interview not to take it as a personal failure if they only receive short sentences...
Krisztián Szabó
Angela Gandra: "If we were to expect the same role from everyone, we would destroy society"
Angela Vidal Gandra da Silva Martins, Brazil’s Secretary of State for Family Affairs, was a guest at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium – Danube Institute’s...
Kati Szám
"Hello, Jesus, the Molnárs are here" – Kata Molnár-Bánffy and Gábor Molnár, a couple going on a pilgrimage
When I asked, “Whose idea was it for you to start it?” they looked at each other and smiled – they both remember it...